The Center for Writing Studies
Who We Are
The Center for Writing Studies is an interdisciplinary academic unit at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign that facilitates research and promotes graduate study in the areas of written composition, language, literacy, and rhetoric.
Programs
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Colloquium Series
The Colloquium series brings to campus distinguished speakers to share their scholarship and also hosts, each semester, a special Graduate Student Research Forum.
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Writing Across the Curriculum
The Writing Across the Curriculum program offers seminars and activities on how to productively integrate writing in diverse disciplinary contexts.
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Research-in-Progress Brownbag
Research-in-Progress Brownbags include informal presentations by affiliated faculty, graduate students, visiting scholars, and other faculty members from across campus.
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University of Illinois Writing Project
In 2007, the University of Illinois was named a new site of the National Writing Project. The UIWP features a Summer Institute and other activities that assist teachers across grade levels and disciplines in the teaching of writing.
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IPRH/FOCAL Groups
Faculty and graduate students associated with CWS routinely take the lead in organizing IPRH reading groups.
Upcoming Events
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Research-in-Progress Brownbag Series: Lisa Nakamura
2/3/2012 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Details TBA
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Colloquium Series: Jonathan Alexander
2/23/2012 | 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
126 GSLIS
Professor Jonathan Alexander will present at the CWS Colloquium Series.
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Colloquium Series: Morris Young
4/5/2012 | 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
126 GSLIS
Professor Morris Young will present at the CWS Colloquium Series.
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Colloquium Series: Graduate Research Forum - Jenica Roberts
4/19/2012 | 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
126 GSLIS
Jenica Roberts will present on her doctoral work at the CWS Colloquium series.
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Colloquium Series: Graduate Research Forum - Yu-Kyung Kang
4/19/2012 | 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Yu-Kyung Kang will present on her doctoral work at the CWS Colloquium series.
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Writing Studies Graduate Symposium
4/27/2012 | 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Lucy Ellis Lounge, FLB
The Writing Studies Graduate Symposium is an annual small conference where graduate students in writing studies present current work in progress.
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Colloquium Series: Graduate Research Forum - Heather Blain
5/3/2012 | 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Heather Blain will present on her doctoral work at the CWS Colloquium series.